Canada in Iraq: RCAF Makes First Airstrike in December

In a press release on its OP IMPACT page, DND announced, that on 1 December 2015, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position southwest of Sinjar using precision guided munitions.

A RCAF CF-18 flies over Iraq on a mission on November 7, 2015. Photo; CAF Combat Camera